Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24

was poised over the worn buttonhole,
as Sarah meditated with knitted brows
the perplexing question, more perplex-
ing indeed than that of new trousers.
..Mamma,' it was child's voice;
that of Ruth, the thoughtful little bur-
den bearer for the family, to whom her
mother turned for advice and consola-
ton in her many perplexities as natur-
ally as to grown person. eff each
one of grandma's children, and grand
children. could give a dollar a year,
wouldn't it be almost enough to keep
them?"
"Why yes, child, do believe it
would" replied the mother, ''if each
one would do their share, there would
be no need of this disgrace, but the
trouble seems to be that each waits for
the other to do something, and they
are all getting callous together, by the
means"
Don't you believe mamma we could
coax them to have a birthday box in
each one of their familfI, and every
time there is birthday, drop in dol
lar for grandma and grandpa?" con-
tinued Ruth, her dear thoughtful little
face lifted eagerly to the mothers,
land perhaps mamma, if you were to
90 around to them all. and coax lit
tie, you could get them to make them
Thanksgiving donation, Ike we do
the minister's folks sometimes?" Il
don't know, child, I'm sure" re-
piled the mother, thoughtfully. ait
seems as if natural affection an pride
ought to be enough, without any coax
| in, but then"
"Out of the mouth o babes an
sucklin's wife, said the husband,
significantly. 'It's worth tryin'."
but how could we do our share. y
said Sarah, still perplexed! "Our fam
lily is the largest, and we are the poor
est of them all; yet l couldn't ask
them to do what couldn't do myself. y
1--WE older children could earn our
money some way" replied Ruth, COM
! ing to the rescue, with her wise little
brain on the alert for remedy. "
can knit, and I'm sure Mrs. Lane
would hire me to knit the winter NIT
tens for her children, and Denny and
Mark can pick up potatoes for Mr..
Slocum, especially if he knew what we
were working for"
eff we trust in the Lord I'm sure
He'll open the way, wife" said John,
with a gratified look at his eager little
daughter; he loved to see his children
unseltish and self-saerficing. "He
| ,ofi1 rIrC
come to them"
l wish it could be recorded that Mrs
Hammond's project was welcomed
with such enthusiasm as it deserved by
the other members of the family.
Julia was calling upon Amelia wher
Mrs. Hammond arrived at the comfort
able home of the elder sister.
Both ladies were dressed in heavy
silks. and had elegant gold watche:
peeping out from elaborate watch
pockets.
Marian, the daughter of Amelia, o.
Mrs. Crary, was also present; she hat
been several years married to a pros
porous lawyer, and one of her shop
ping excursions would have kept he
grandparents in comfort many month
and on this occasion she wore article
of value which represented at least
years living for them.
I'm sure I don't see how I can d.
any thing" said Mrs. Crary, tossin:
her head, when Mrs. Hammond hat
opened her subject. ''Our trip to Cal
ifornia was so expensive that l haven
asked Pryor for dollar since he cam
back; besides, it's Harrison's place t
support them, since they were so fool
ish as to give him the farm" She pos
sibly forgot to state that It was no
necessary to ask Mr.. Crazy for dol
lar, as he kept her pocket-book wei
supplied voluntarily.
Surely the mistakes of feeble oil
age ought not to be visited on them S
severely as this" replied Mrs. Ham
mond. Father was getting too old t
work the farm satisfactorily, thong
of course that doesn't relieve Harriso
of his promise; but it does seem burr
ing shame that the parents that hav
brought us up so tenderly should be o
the town for support"
: .Well, it does gall me terribly, sal
Mrs. Loomis, "to think where the
have brought themselves. Father a
D ways would give, give. to the church
: and was always helping every body thu
t was little poorer than he. and the